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For those who remember September 1971, Attica is deja-vue all over again
"The Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York,United States in 1971. This riot is one of the most famous and important riots during the Prisoners' Rights Movement. The riot was based upon prisoners' demands for political rights and better living conditions. On September 9, 1971, two weeks after the killing of George Jackson at San Quentin, about 1,000 of the Attica prison's approximately 2,200 inmates rebelled and seized control of the prison, taking 42 staff hostage."
Last Monday, (3/2/15) Prisoner Rights took a few more body blows at the infamous institution:
"Three guards accused of beating an inmate at the Attica Correctional Facility so severely that doctors had to insert a plate and six pins into his leg each pleaded guilty on Monday to a single misdemeanor charge of misconduct.
"The last-minute plea deal spared them any jail time in exchange for quitting their jobs.
The resolution of the case came more than three years after corrections officers beat a 29-year-old inmate, George Williams, at the prison in western New York. He suffered two broken legs, broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a severe fracture of his eye socket, among other injuries.
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“'Let me be clear: This has never been about jail for these officers, even though they came dangerously close to that idea,' the Wyoming County district attorney, Donald O’Geen, said hours after the three guards were to have gone on trial on charges of gang assault, filing false reports and evidence tampering. Under the agreement, the officers can never again work in a New York State correctional institution."
Faces of crime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/n...-guilty-in-2011-inmate-beating-case.html?_r=0
"The Attica Prison riot occurred at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York,United States in 1971. This riot is one of the most famous and important riots during the Prisoners' Rights Movement. The riot was based upon prisoners' demands for political rights and better living conditions. On September 9, 1971, two weeks after the killing of George Jackson at San Quentin, about 1,000 of the Attica prison's approximately 2,200 inmates rebelled and seized control of the prison, taking 42 staff hostage."
Last Monday, (3/2/15) Prisoner Rights took a few more body blows at the infamous institution:
"Three guards accused of beating an inmate at the Attica Correctional Facility so severely that doctors had to insert a plate and six pins into his leg each pleaded guilty on Monday to a single misdemeanor charge of misconduct.
"The last-minute plea deal spared them any jail time in exchange for quitting their jobs.
The resolution of the case came more than three years after corrections officers beat a 29-year-old inmate, George Williams, at the prison in western New York. He suffered two broken legs, broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a severe fracture of his eye socket, among other injuries.
Continue reading the main story
RELATED COVERAGE
“'Let me be clear: This has never been about jail for these officers, even though they came dangerously close to that idea,' the Wyoming County district attorney, Donald O’Geen, said hours after the three guards were to have gone on trial on charges of gang assault, filing false reports and evidence tampering. Under the agreement, the officers can never again work in a New York State correctional institution."
Faces of crime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/n...-guilty-in-2011-inmate-beating-case.html?_r=0